Category: Economy

Using all cash to purchase investment property may be better than financing in two particular situations. The first situation is a short-term deal, that is, you intend to sell the property shortly after you buy it (known as “flipping”). When …Read more  »

Some investors focus on flipping — that is, turning properties over quickly, rather than keeping them long term. In most cases, holding property generates more long-term wealth for you than flipping. Therefore, you may consider flipping some properties and holding …Read more  »

The S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Indices reported Tuesday are, as usual, so far behind the curve that not only did they miss the "double dip" that has come and gone, it will be at least July or August before it …Read more  »

Categories are graded from A thru F: Economic Growth:  C- Economic growth trends were mixed this month, as several key metrics ticked up while others ticked down.  The employment market improved once again as year-over-year employment growth has now been …Read more  »

This week’s issue of Fortune Magazine proclaims the "return of real estate".  I didn’t think I would see an article like this from a mainstream publication so soon – especially from one of the most trusted financial magazines.  Could this …Read more  »

There are various myths about real estate investing that never seem to die no matter how much you try to kill them!  Hopefully, the information provided below will help you avoid falling for these untruths. Myth #1: You Can’t Make …Read more  »

It is an out-of-favor asset class that has attracted the attention of David Ackman, a hedge fund manager with a fondness for contrarian investments.  "The best investments we've made are the ones no one else would touch," Ackman explains.  That's …Read more  »

Ideally, you’d have tenants who paid promptly every month, never complained, and lived in your property for a long time while maintaining it in pristine condition. But that ideal seldom happens for the simple fact that we’re dealing with human …Read more  »

Although the economy has officially been out of recession for quite some time, those aspects of economic behavior most important to the real estate markets, namely, jobs and borrowing, have remained stuck in the ditch.  The latest data suggest, however, …Read more  »